But he came in in middle of pack which is fine. Everyone who was there had to already have passed this testing to get accepted into training. It was therefore surprising to see some folks struggle. One guy got through the finish line and promptly puked. Another was looking so wiped that one of the instructors was yelling at him as to whether he needed medical attention. Kudos to the 48 yo guy from Santa Barbara with a total dad bod that beat my kid out of the water. I talked to the guy for a couple of minutes and he told me that he was a lifelong surfer and lifeguarding was his retirement plan.